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Lot 10444

1905/17 (ca.), Russian Revolutions History, magnificent collection of 72 postcards and one cover depicting the roots and unfolding of the 1905 uprising, starting from the Russo-Japanese War, fine selection of caricatures, scenes of the uprising with barricades and their consequences, the Yalta furnished rooms after shelling, etc., the collection follows with the creation of the 1st then 2nd Duma with all members, including chairman Golovin illustrated postcard and an envelope addressed to State Duma member Nikolai Khomyakov, March 1917 provisional government public funeral illustrated postcards, etc., together with a delightful range of vignettes (private or from trade unions), 1912 Social Democratic Party propaganda label, etc., mostly in very good condition, neatly housed in one album. A most appealing and moving lot